Package for toy pistol caps



Aug 22, 1967 G. FERRI ETAL 3,337,029

PACKAGE FOR TOY PISTOL CAPS Filed June 16, 1964 -7 4 MAX/IVA E.M. S

United States Patent Ofitice 3,337,029 PAGZKAGE FOR TOY PISTOL CAPSGiampiero Ferri, Via A. Stoppani 38, and Jori Marinai, Via A. Stoppani29, both of Florence, Italy Filed June 16, 1964, Ser. No. 375,508 Claimspriority, application Italy, June 17, 1963, 3,397/ 63 3 Claims. (Cl.2063) The present invention relates to a package for explosive capsulesarranged in the form of individual layers of capsules, carried bycardboard sheets or the like; the package is formed of cardboard orother equivalent material and comprises two main portions hingedlylinked together. Each main portion comprises three foldable flapsretaining a carrier sheet of capsule charges, the flaps being benttoward the spaced parallel walls which are formed by the approach ofsaid two portions. One of the flaps is larger than any of the other fiveand is arranged in such a manner as to form a separation partitionbetween the parallel walls and thus to provide a separation of theexplosive charge contents of said two portions.

The two walls are retained in their closed positions by means of abipartite separable fastener formed by two plastic elements, oneinsertable in the other and each provided with a projecting tab, whichcan be grasped by the fingers to pull the fastener elements apart.

The snap fastener also maintains the two walls in spaced relationshipwhen the package is closed.

The invention will be better understood upon reading the followingdescription with reference to the accompanying drawing forming a parthereof and which illustrates an embodiment of the invention, In thedrawing:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view, partly broken away, showing the packagein its closed condition.

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of the package of FIG. 1 in its openposition.

FIGURE 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line III-III ofFIG. 2.

FIGURE 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line IVIV of FIG.2, the partition forming flap being shown partially closed.

FIGURE 5 is a view in longitudinal section taken along the line V-V ofFIG. 2, the outer portion of the partition forming flap being omitted.

Referring to the drawing, the package comprises a unitary sheetdesignated generally as 2 formed of cardboard or equivalent material.The sheet 2 comprises a generally rectangular central portion includingtwo wall portions 3, 4 foldable along two spaced parallel lines 3a, 4a.Six integrally formed flaps 5 through are connected to edge portions ofthe central portion 3, 4. Two of the flaps 6 and 9 are connected to theend portions of the central portion 3, 4. Two others, 5 and 7, of theflaps are connected to lateral edge portions of central portion 3. Twoothers, 8 and 10, of the flaps are connected to the lateral edgeportions of the central portion 4. The flap 10 is larger than any of theother five flaps 5 through 9 and, in the closed condition of the packageillustrated in FIG. 1, forms a partition between the two major portionsA and B of the package. For this purpose, the partition forming flap 10is substantially coextensive with the wall portions 3 and 4. The twomajor portions A and B of the package are interconnected by atransversely extending strip portion 12 of the central rectangularportion of the sheet 2, the strip portion 12 lying between the spacedparallel lines 3a and 4a.

The central rectangular portion is foldable along lines 3a, 4a betweenthe open conditions shown in FIG. 2 and a closed configuration shown inFIG. 1. In the closed configuration, the portions 3 and 4 form twoeffectively 3,337,029 Patented Aug. 22, 1967 coextensive spaced parallelwalls separated by the partition forming flap member 10.

The flaps 5 through 10 are foldable along spaced parallel lines such as711, 7b; 8a, 8b; 9a, 9b and 10a, 14]!) between an open position as shownin FIG. 2 and a closed position shown in FIG. 1 wherein the flaps areenclosed between the parallel walls 3 and 4, except for the portionlying between the spaced parallel lines 10a, 1011, etc. The spacedparallel lines such as Illa, 10b are more closely spaced than the lines3a and 4a so that the package may assume the closed condition shown inFIG. 1.

The package further comprises a bipartite snap fastener consisting oftwo engageable and disengageable elements 14 and 15. The flap members 6,9 and 10 have registering apertures 60, 9c and lilo formed thereinthrough which the two elements 14 and 15 may engage each other. Theelements M and 15, when engaged, additionally operate as a spacerholding the outer end portions of the walls '3 and 4- spaced apart whenthe package is in the closed condition shown in FIG. 1. Tabs 14a and 15aconnected to the fastener elements 14 and 15 may be manually grasped forpulling the fastener elements 14 and 15 apart for opening the package.

As shown in FIG. 5, the package comprises two carrier sheets F whereincapsule type explosive charges C are removably mounted. The explosivecharges C are preferably caps suitable for use in toy pistols. Thecarrier sheets F are apertured to receive the fastener elements 14, 15whereby the carrier sheets are removably positioned within the package.The shorter flap members i 5 through 9 loosely retain the sheets F whenthe package is in the open position as shown in FIG. 2, With the packagein the closed position of FIG. 1, the explosive charges C in the majorportion A of the package are separated from those in major portion B bythe partition forming flap member ill.

While we have shown and described what we believe 0 be the bestembodiment of our invention, it will be apparent to those skilled in theart that various changes and modifications may be made therein withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in theappended claims.

What we claim is:

1. A package of the class described, comprising: a unitary elongatedsheet of cardboard material shaped to define six separate generallyrectangular flaps each connected to a central rectangular portion ofsaid sheet along the edges thereof, said central portion being foldablealong two spaced parallel lines to bring said central portion into aclosed configuration wherein said central portion forms two effectivelycoextensive spaced parallel walls, each of said flaps being foldablealong two further parallel lines more closely spaced than saidfirst-named parallel lines between an open position and a closedposition wherein it is enclosed between said parallel walls, two of saidflaps being connected to end portions of said central portion, twoothers of said flaps being connected to opposite lateral portions ofsaid central portion at one side of said first-named two lines, and twoothers of said flaps being connected to lateral portions of said centralportion at the other side of said first-named two lines, one of saidflaps being larger than any of the other five and forming a partitioneffectively coextensive with and separating said walls when said oneflap is in its closed position and said central portion is insaid closedconfiguration, the edge portions of said flap which lie between saidfurther parallel lines and the edge portion of said central portionwhich lie between said first-named parallel lines abutting each otherwith said flaps: in their closed positions and said central portion insaid closed configuration to form four effectively closed rectangularcorners for said package extending between said parallel walls;

,nd bipartite separable fastener means having its two romponents eachconnected to an end portion of said cenral portion of said sheet, saidcomponents being en- ;ageable with each other to maintain said centralporion in said closed configuration, said two flaps connected vo saidend portions of said central portion and said par- .ition forming a flaphaving registering apertures formed herein for permitting said twocomponents to pass therethrough for engagement with each other.

2. A package according to claim 1, wherein said fastener means is a snapfastener, said package further comprising two manually graspable tabmembers located exteriorly of said package and each connected to one ofsaid components for separating said components of said snap fastenerwhen engaged with each other.

3. A package of the class described, comprising: a unitary elongatedsheet of cardboard material shaped to define six separate generallyrectangular flaps each connected to a central rectangular portion ofsaid sheet along the edges thereof, said central portion being foldablealong two spaced parallel lines to bring said central portion into aclosed configuration wherein said central portion forms two effectivelycoextensive spaced parallel walls, each of said flaps being foldablealong two parallel lines more closely spaced than said first-namedparallel lines between an open position and a closed position wherein itis enclosed between said parallel walls, two of said flaps beingconnected to end portions of said central portion, two others of saidflaps being connected to opposite lateral portions of said centralportion at one side of said first-named two lines, and two others ofsaid flaps being connected to lateral portions of said central portionsat the other side of said first-named two lines, one of said flaps beinglarger than any of the other five and forming a partition effectivelycoextensive with and separating said walls when said one flap is in itsclosed position and said central portion is in said closedconfiguration; and two carrier sheets located at opposite sides of saidpartition forming flap when said central portion is in said closedconfiguration, and a series of eX- plosive charges removably carried inspaced relationship by each of said carrier sheets, said charges beingseparated by said partition forming flap, said sheets being looselyretained by the outer portions of said other five flaps when saidcentral portion is opened from said closed configuration.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 0 THERON E. CONDON, PrimaryExaminer.

MARTHA L. RICE, Examiner.

1. A PACKAGE OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED, COMPRISING: A UNITARY ELONGATEDSHEET OF CARDBOARD MATERIAL SHAPED TO DEFINE SIX SEPARATE GENERALLYRECTANGULAR FLAPS EACH CONNECTED TO A CENTRAL RECTANGULAR PORTION OFSAID SHEET ALONG THE EDGES THEREOF, SAID CENTRAL PORTION BEING FOLDABLEALONG TWO SPACED PARALLEL LINES TO BRING SAID CENTRAL PORTION INTO ACLOSED CONFIGURATION WHEREIN SAID CENTRAL PORTION FORMS TWO EFFECTIVELYCOEXTENSIVE SPACED PARALLEL WALLS, EACH OF SAID FLAPS BEING FOLDABLEALONG TWO FURTHER PARALLEL LINES MORE CLOSELY SPACED THAN SAIDFIRST-NAMED PARALLEL LINES BETWEEN AN OPEN POSITION AND A CLOSEDPOSITION WHEREIN IT IS ENCLOSED BETWEEN SAID PARALLEL WALLS, TWO OF SAIDFLAPS BEING CONNECTED TO END PORTIONS OF SAID CENTRAL PORTION, TWOOTHERS OF SAID FLAPS BEING CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE LATERAL PORTIONS OFSAID CENTRAL PORTION AT ONE SIDE OF SAID FIRST-NAMED TWO LINES, AND TWOOTHERS OF SAID FLAPS BEING CONNECTED TO LATERAL PORTIONS OF SAID CENTRALPORTION AT THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID FIRST-NAMED TWO LINES, ONE OF SAIDFLAPS BEING LARGER THAN ANY OF THE OTHER FIVE AND FORMING A PARTITIONEFFECTIVELY COEXTENSIVE WITH AND SEPARATING SAID WALLS WHEN SAID ONEFLAP IS IN ITS CLOSED POSITION AND SAID CENTRAL PORTION IS IN SAIDCLOSED CONFIGURATION, THE EDGE PORTIONS OF SAID FLAP WHICH LIE BETWEENSAID FURTHER PARALLEL LINES AND THE EDGE PORTION OF SAID CENTRAL PORTIONWHICH LIE BETWEEN SAID FIRST-NAMED PARALLEL LINES ABUTTING EACH OTHERWITH SAID FLAPS IN THEIR CLOSED POSITIONS AND SAID CENTRAL PORTION INSAID CLOSED CONFIGURATION TO FORM FOUR EFFECTIVELY CLOSED RECTANGULARCORNERS FOR SAID PACKAGE EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID PARALLEL WALLS; ANDBIPARTITE SEPARABLE FASTENER MEANS HAVING ITS TWO COMPONENTS EACHCONNECTED TO AN END PORTION OF SAID CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID SHEET, SAIDCOMPONENTS BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH EACH OTHER TO MAINTAIN SAID CENTRALPORTION IN SAID CLOSED CONFIGURATION, SAID TWO FLAPS CONNECTED TO SAIDEND PORTONS OF SAID CENTRAL PORTION AND SAID PARTITION FORMING A FLAPHAVING REGISTERING APERTURES FORMED THEREIN FOR PERMITTING SAID TWOCOMPONENTS TO PASS THERETHROUGH FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH EACH OTHER.